On Friday, Brent and I led a team building workshop with about 25 participants. It was a typical agenda for this type of event - Photo Facilitation for an icebreaker, Patrick Lencioni's 5 Dysfunctions of a team video and survey, followed by DiSC profiling. Things were going great, until the power went out in the middle of the 5 Dysfuctions Video.
I always preach that one should never have a presentation that they couldn't nail with the power out. The idea is that you never know what will happen. Most of the time it isn't a power outage. It could be a room without a projector, a chance meeting in a restaurant, or just a change of schedule. The point is - be ready.
We quickly changed the schedule and had the team work on their DiSC profiles while we waited for power.
It came up rather quickly. We then had the issue of getting the system to work again
While I took the team through a 'chalk talk' about and got things going - turning on the projector with the correct slide, right in sync with my discussion.
It came up rather quickly. We then had the issue of getting the system to work again
While I took the team through a 'chalk talk' about and got things going - turning on the projector with the correct slide, right in sync with my discussion.
We even got a round of applause from a pretty tough crowd.
Two Lessons to take away from this event:
Two Lessons to take away from this event:
- Preparation: Always be ready. We could have delivered the whole session without power. I had handouts of the models and am able to give a 'chalk talk' with no slides. We had all our materials and could have taken the team outdoors.
- Teamwork: For key jobs, always have a partner. This workshop was for a key client, so I just offhandedly invited Brent the day before. Man, am I glad I did that! Be able to do it yourself, but always try to get backup support.
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